{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-636i","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 636i","heading":"Small business bonding threshold","body":"(a) In generalExcept as provided in subsection (b), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any procurement related to a major disaster, the Administrator may, upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe, guarantee and enter into commitments to guarantee any surety against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond, performance bond, or bonds ancillary thereto, by a principal on any total work order or contract amount at the time of bond execution that does not exceed $5,000,000. (b) Increase of amountUpon request of the head of any Federal agency other than the Administration involved in reconstruction efforts in response to a major disaster, the Administrator may guarantee and enter into a commitment to guarantee any security against loss under subsection (a) on any total work order or contract amount at the time of bond execution that does not exceed $10,000,000. (c) Limitation on use of other fundsThe Administrator may carry out this section only with amounts appropriated in advance specifically to carry out this section.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 14A—AID TO SMALL BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"2f5d90bbc347082aa590297f70e5f24732bdc853a44b8d8d1d93b3ac1704b930","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-636h","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-636j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}